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Gooseneck connection Isail at 8:05am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/794 Greetings; I was given a Hunter 18.5 that needs a lot of work. At present, I'm trying to rig the
Cutting mainsail shorter chp at 7:47am 02.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/9040 I know the subject of raising the boom has come up before, but I haven't found anything about having
Electric horn? Ken Cross at 7:12am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/6333 It seems odd to me that many power boats have a built in electric horn. I've never seen one on a sai
LED bulbs sailnoproblem at 7:08am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4014 I want to replace my interior lighting with LED bulbs. I have the old Perko dome lights. Can I repla
The things i do for my boat DAVA390 at 6:51am 02.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3264 Bought some Glycerin based lubricant this AM for the water pump impeller. In a pharmacy. Guess wha
TV marine freindly DJN51 at 4:33am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/672 What brand tv handles marine enviorment the best. will be on a 23.5 Hunter so it will take a little
Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5434 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1115 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1
Like 'Em Hard or Soft? robfmcc at 4:55pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4184 Trying to decide on a dinghy, hard or soft bottom is a difficult choice. They both have their pluse
Whisker Pole, Mast Track, and Ring KZW at 2:25pm 02.06.15 Catalina 310 27/10510 I have a 150 Genoa on my C-310 and could use a whisker pole. However, I have no mast track, and no r
Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4264 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/7547 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2064 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/7366 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy
Navico/SIMRAD NAIS-400 ais as gps source on NMEA 2000 (3) TropicalSeattle at 9:38pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2637 I Have applied this software upgrade: http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-US/Support/Downloads/NAIS-40
Lazy Jack systems Pichin at 9:02pm 02.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4859 Hi, where can I find a Lazy jack systems for may Hunter 260?? Thanks.
28' sailboat (1) Corondalay at 8:54pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2088 An anyone tell me what kind of boat this is or how hard it would be to produce a title that's been l
New 310 Owner Steve in Fl at 8:50pm 02.05.15 Catalina 310 17/2300 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 2001, 310 :D. This site has been very helpful in making that de
380 Hot Water Heater with "the drip" Jay Meyer at 6:50pm 02.05.15 Big Boats 5/1332 I have a 2001 380 with a leak in the hot water heater. So how does one replace the unit. It is loca
A "boats only" BuyNSail at 5:50pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/72 Greetings all, new to the forum. We own Torrid Marine, and wondered what everyone thinks of the i

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Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS jssailem at 11:59pm 09.27.23 The Dickerson is a nice unit. You indicate your desire to live aboard. This usually requires adequa
Just a bit too much heel and helm jssailem at 10:22pm 09.27.23 My observation of the two boats in the image. The forward boat has both sails drawing, powering the
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 10:19pm 09.27.23 The LS and LSZ machines have a 7" deep throat. I've been able to restitch the sun cover on 3 jibs,
Merit 22 owners RussC at 9:52pm 09.27.23
...and we whined about prices back in '75 jssailem at 9:41pm 09.27.23 I think the New England lobster fishermen were very adept at the RDF since they operated in fog and
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 09.27.23 I hope your rigging is less than 25 years old I did say that I have had the mast down twice in 25
Jib Furler Failure justsomeguy at 8:57pm 09.27.23 Yesterday It's happened before. Don't know if you've seen this one; https://www.sailnet.com/threa
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 7:49pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:27pm 09.27.23
The Sewing Machine Thread Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.27.23 I'm seeing refurb units on ebay for $127. Is the small throat on this machine an issue when repairi
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 7:21pm 09.27.23
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 6:43pm 09.27.23 The XB-8000 has a built in wifi, I have an XB-6000 which does not have a wifi. I think I need to
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter quadrille38 at 6:18pm 09.27.23 No idea where you got the 5 nm, perhaps it's the unit you are running, but my AIS with antenna moun
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:18pm 09.27.23 If I read your earlier post correctly the cable run from the solar panels to the controller sound m
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 5:47pm 09.27.23 I have an old White machine that I have used to re-sew a main sail cover. I would love to have a pr
The Sewing Machine Thread (1) DArcy at 5:21pm 09.27.23 I have an old White machine that I have used to re-sew a main sail cover. I would love to have a pro
Merit 22 owners redbeemr at 5:17pm 09.27.23 The 22 is a vertical lifted keel so no keel pivot or cable to be concerned with but if these are gr
Merit 22 owners RussC at 5:06pm 09.27.23 Hey all, just found you all. Considering buying a Merit 22 in Southern California. Not much experie
Sail Stop for H34 Hello Below at 5:01pm 09.27.23 A call to the SBO store will confirm if this is the one. If not I am sure they can help. Hunter Sai
Merit 22 owners redbeemr at 4:56pm 09.27.23 Hey all, just found you all. Considering buying a Merit 22 in Southern California. Not much experien

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